Thomas Beckwith
is a staff writer for The Millions and an MFA candidate at Johns Hopkins. Prior to coming to Baltimore, he studied literature and worked in IT while living in Dublin, Ireland. You can find him on Twitter at @tdbeckwith.

In an effort to adjust more comfortably to the modern age, the Merriam-Webster company is revamping its iconic dictionary, the first to focus mainly on American English. At Slate, Stefan Fatsisconsiders the changes, which raise the question of what a modern dictionary should look like. Related: our own Bill Morrison the American Heritage Dictionary.

How would you respond if someone asked you, "If you walk into a liquor store to count the unsold bottles, but the clerk is screaming at you to leave, what do you do?" during a job interview? At The Morning News, Giles Turnbulltried to answer the weirdest job interview questions. His answer to the question: "What in the name of God would I be doing counting unsold bottles in a liquor store? Are you trying to fuck with my mind?"